Dubois: No, I didn't see any paddles nearby

It's not unusual for the aisles in grocery stores to be festooned with odds and ends, such as chip clips on the chips aisle, or fancy fizz-saving bottle caps on the soda aisle, just hanging there in some smartly placed mini-display.

But imagine my surprise — and then my smile — today after turning the corner onto the beer aisle and seeing "table-tennis balls," also known as Ping-Pong balls.